Winter weather can do just as much damage to your locks as the summer sun. From chilly wind to constant indoor heating, as well as long those hot showers. The good news: Taking centre stage, are these problem-solving formulas that from us get a standing ovation, says editor Trudi Brewer.
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Best for: Itchy, flaky scalp
Umberto Giannini Scalp Rescue Scrub, $25.
If you’re suffering from a flakey, itchy scalp, it may not dandruff, but a buildup of gunk (too much dry shampoo and styling product). sitting on the scalp. This can be mistaken for dandruff, but worse, block the hair follicles and stunt growth. The natural superfruit enzymes, and tiny grains of walnut shell, whipped into a 97 per cent natural formula, helps removes dead skin cells, and excess oils to prevent those pesky flakes.
To use: Apply to wet hair before shampooing. Massage gently into the scalp focusing on areas that are dry and flakey. Leave for ten minutes. and then rise.
Best For: Reviving, dry frizzy blonde hair
SCHWARZKOPF BLONDME KERATIN RESTORE BONDING MASK, ALL BLONDES, $35.
For anyone with blonde hair, you will know the colouring process is taxing on your locks. This luxurious mask drenches your hair with moisture, to nourish every parched strand by creating new bonds deep in the hair. This helps keep moisture in and smoothes the surface of the hair, which means less frizz and glossy shine.
To use: Shampoo hair and then towel dry, apply from the scamp to ends, and then leave on for ten minutes, finally rinse well.
Best for: dull lifeless hair
Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging CC Cream, $54.
For turning the lights back on lacklustre-looking locks, this is a ten-in-one hair primer that can be used alone or as a foundation for any styling products. It moisturises, smoothes, and prevents breakage and frizz, it offers brilliant heat protection, while strengthening each strand. It’s stacked with the band’s signature caviar extract and sea silk.
To use: A styling primer, use a small blob and apply to clean hair and then layer on other styling products, then style as normal.
Best For: Fine, thinning hair
Oribe Hair Alchemy Resilience Shampoo, $80.
Part of a full anti-fall collection. The formula boasts a strengthening blend of bio-fermented bamboo leaf, chia seed and plant-based protein, daisy and honeysuckle extracts, along with the brand’s lovely, floral scent. Designed to strengthen your hair from the inside out, this shampoo also forms a protective shield around each strand to stabilise weak strands, prone to shedding.
To use: This would replace your usual shampoo, use it whenever you wash your hair.
Best for: Spilt ends and breakage
ghd rehab - advanced split end therapy, $46.
Activated by your hot tools, this weightless leave-in treatment helps bring your damaged locks back to life. It fills each strand by binding the broken hair fibres (split ends) and sealing them back together to give your style a salon-looking polish.
To use: The brand says to apply this cream from the mid-lengths to the ends and then twist sections of hair for maximum coverage. Then heat style your hair.
Best for: Toning brassy blonde hair
Moroccanoil Blonde Perfecting Purple Conditioner, $58.
Cool brassy tones in your blonde locks with this new colour-correcting lightweight conditioner. The violet pigments counteract yellow and orange tones in blonde, lightened brunette, and even grey hair. It’s also stacked with nourishing ArganID™ technology it also helps repair split ends while sealing the cuticle reducing frizz.
More good news the bottle is made from 50 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic.
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